The wars of Alexander: an alliterative romance translated chiefly ...

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262 CANDOIL AND ALEXANDER ASCEND A HIDEOUS HILL. [Ashmole.
She is restored. 'Of \>e palais of Jje proud kyng • his pa-ainowr hbn tuke.
Candoil asks tbe
supposed Antioclius
to go with
him to Candace.
[Fol. 90 6.]
Alexander pretends
to ask leave
Candoil and Alexander
ascend a
hideous hill.
Candace hears
they are coming,
Sire Candoile to cure conquiroMr • carpis fire wordis,
And adoures him for his athill dede • & Antiok hbn calls.
" I pray J)e, prince, -with me pas • to my praysid modire,
])at Jjou may merote haue &^ menske & mede for • fii
werkis." 5226
}5an was oure kyng of pat carpe • kyndly reioyed,
For him had list on hire to loke many • lang^ wintm
He said, " aire we to Alexander & • felsyn fi wiH,"
And I satt fayn wM fe found • &
askis hbn his leue,
J3an tn'nes he to ser Telomew • at in^ his trone sittis,
La3t his leue at pe lede • as he his lords ware. 5232
)is kid he for a coyntise & kest • slike a wile,
Lest he ware knawyn for Jse kyng • fe kni3t for to
blinde.
)3an caires he furthe wztA Candoile • vp ata cliflfe wyndis,
A hidous hitt & a hije • fat to fe heuei semed,
"Was loken all in lange lindis like to • fe cadres, 5237
Growand full of gernetts & gracious frutes.
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Jjare fand fai bery-buskis & braunches with grapis,
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Jjat vnnethes here mi^t a berin a bole on his schuldire.
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With hesils hild of hodere cloud • lang* fa appills.
And aH f
e woddis fuH: of wolfes & of wild apis. 5242
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Jjai bow vp to a^ banke & • f
e burgh ne3es
And Candace f e conquires quen scho • fe cas heris.
How bathe hire barne & his brid • was bro3t hame sond,
Jjan was scho glad in hu-e gast & gretly reioysed.
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In-to a chambre' scho chese & changid hire wedis
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and attires herself
fan a riche mantiH, 5248
richly.
A Kobe aH of rede gold & *
A croune & a corecheflfe *
clustert wit/i gemmes,
And [cam] douw of hire closere • wit/i kni3tis him to
mete.
A grete gate be degrece • agayn jiabn scho founds ;
" Kys me, ser Candoile " * & clappis him in armes,
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The h is above the line.